A few weeks ago Gabi, Adi and Ange of threeASFOUR invited me to their studio, where they were doing the final fittings, one or two days before their show.

Adi

In the all mirror-and-aluminium surfaced loft, the atmosphere was perfectly calm.

Ange, with Misha.

By the window, Ange was sewing vintage kimono pieces in shape of pancakes.

Gabi took me to their inspiration board, arranged with collages of mathematic constructions, spirals, and outer space diagrams.

Gabi

« I love mathematic, » he said. « The collection is called Vortex. It’s about connecting circles and holes. »

I was afraid he would explain more and find out that I didn’t understand any of it. When it comes down to math, I need to see the circles and holes overlaid on a human body to get the idea.

Soon, a young Russian girl came in for the fitting.

Luna, Ange’s pitbull, was participating.

She had just bought a new cellphone, and was obsessed with it. Probably trying to connect circles and holes in her own way, she wouldn’t stop texting, unaware of her sexiness in the esoteric shapes Gabi and Adi were adjusting on her.

At the end, Gabi was also on the phone.

In the meantime, Christian Wassmann, the architect who had designed a structure for the show, came in.

His Porsche Targa was parked in the street, with plywood elements sticking out of the open roof, which we all helped to download.

On the day of the show, the spiral structure stood in the Sara D. Rooselvelt Park in Chinatown. We could admire the sun setting through the surrounding trees. A nice crowd of connecting circles and holes was there, peacefully waiting for the show to start.

The three kings of the night — Waris, Olivier and André — were in attendance